THE COMPLETE LIST: Leroy Jethro Gibbs has rules that he enforces with everyone on his team, in 3x05 "Switch" he told Ziva that there are approximately fifty rules. However, not all of the rules have been revealed. Here are the rules that have been revealed so far:

Rule #6: Never apologize — Its a sign of weakness.A rule used more often than the others, but finally given a number in 7x12 'Flesh and Blood' during a great Gibbs/DiNozzo moment. The first person to use that phrase was John Wayne in, "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon." "Never apologize, mister, it. It's a sign of weakness." — In the episode 3x23 'Hiatus Part-1' DiNozzo explains to NCIS Director, Jenny Shepard, that Gibbs took this one from "The Duke himself."

"A slap to the faceis an insult — to the back of the headis a wake-up call."

NOTES:

In 3x05 'Switch' we learn there are actually about 50 Rules. In 3x15 'Deception' the writers seem to have forgotten that they already used Rule #3. A new Rule #1 is given in episode 4x11 'Blowback' creating another duplicate. Some have speculated that the original Rules #1 and #3 are actually 'Crime Scene Rules' and not Gibbs' Rules. There are also theories that because the rules are not written down, the numbers may be fluid. Regardless, we now have two versions of Rule #1 and Rule #3. However, with the Season 7 Finale 3x15 'Deception', we have some clarification that Gibbs' Rule #3 is actually "Never be unreachable." At the end of the episode, Rule #3 is visible on a scrap of paper inside the box. That makes sense because Gibbs' Rule #3 wasn't mentioned until season 3 when the writers had put at least a little thought into Gibbs having a set of rules. Using that theory, it makes sense that Gibbs Rule #1 is "Never screw over your partner," mentioned the first time in season 4.

Here is NCIS Executive Producer Shane Brennan’s long-awaited and surprising explanation:“Gibbs lives his life by a set of rules that took root from the first day he met Shannon. Over time, Gibbs added to the rules. When he joined NIS, Mike Franks told him he didn't need dozens of different rules to be an agent... just three 'golden rules.' And this is why we have double ups on rules #1 and #3. Three of them are Gibbs' rules; three of them are Mike Franks’ rules. We are still to reveal the double-up on rule #2. And it's up to the fans to guess which of the rules were Mike Franks’ three golden rules and which were Gibbs'.”

One of Gibbs' Rules that has not been strictly followed is Rule #6, "Never apologize. It's a sign of weakness." Another is Rule #3, "Never be unreachable." Gibbs often leaves his cell phone behind when he does not want to be reached. Gibbs' Rule #6 is "Never apologize — It's a sign of weakness," however Gibbs has made at least six exceptions to Rule #6:

1. His apology to Kate for being late to her funeral. 2. His apology to McGee for not backing him up when he was interrogated(and arrested) by the DC Metro Police. 3. His apology to Franks because of his amnesia. 4. His apology to Ducky following his return from Mexico. 5. His apology to Joann for not being able to protect Shannon and Kelly. 6. His apology to Abby in the Season 7 Finale, Rule Fifty-One.

CBS: NCIS — RENEWED FOR SEASON 13tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c657753ef01bb082cd0c9970d2015-05-11T20:30:00-04:002015-05-16T16:01:53-04:00NCIS VIDEO, REVIEWS & NEWS from NCISfanatic.com — CBS: NCIS — RENEWED FOR SEASON 13 — CBS Announced Today! — No shocker here: NCIS has been picked up for Season 13! (CBS might as well announce Season 14 right now; and Season 15... and Season 16...)JOHN LOBBAN

No shocker here: NCIS has been picked up for Season 13! (CBS might as well announce Season 14 right now; and Season 15... and Season 16...) — VIA CBS

NCIS Marathon on USA Network — Ziva Appreciation Daytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c657753ef019aff3ce5c8970b2013-09-06T18:00:00-04:002013-09-06T18:00:00-04:00VIDEO from NCISfanatic.com — NCIS Marathon on USA Network — Ziva Appreciation Day — Chat during the marathon using the hashtag #USALovesZiva on September 7th between 6pm and 10pm ET and your comment could be featured on air! Watch USA Network and see if your comment is revealed between 6pm-10pm during the marathon. — Mention @NCISfanatic & @NCISfanaticS in your tweets and be retweeted to our 35,000+ followers!JOHN LOBBAN

Chat during the marathon using the hashtag#USALovesZivaon September 7th between 6pm and 10pm ET and your comment could be featured on air! Watch USA Network and see if your comment is revealed between 6pm-10pm during the marathon.— Mention @NCISfanatic & @NCISfanaticSin your tweets and be retweeted to our 35,000+ followers!

Cote de Pablo Leaving NCIS — CBS Says No Ziva for Season 11tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c657753ef01901e35d075970b2013-07-10T17:00:00-04:002013-07-30T12:49:14-04:00NCIS NEWS from MikeWeatherly.com — Cote de Pablo Leaving NCIS - CBS Says No Ziva for Season 11 — Confirmation came today from CBS that Cote de Pablo will not return to the popular series this fall. She will appear just long enough for her character "Ziva David" to complete her part of the storyline. — Ashley and John will be discussing Cote's departure from NCIS, along with the latest news and inside scoop, on our upcoming NCISfanatic LIVE Webcast, this Tuesday, July 16th at 7pm/ET 4pm/PT. You'll find the show at http://LIVE.NCISfanatic.com — We expect a large attendance, so please RSVP NOW to reserve a spot in the audience. You'll find the RSVP tab to the right of the viewing screen.JOHN LOBBAN

Confirmation came today from CBS that Cote de Pablo will not return to the popular series this fall. She will appear just long enough for her character "Ziva David" to complete her part of the storyline. Today CBS and CBS Television Studios issued a statement that the decision to not return for season 11 was de Pablo's. The statement says "We respect Cote's decision, thank her for being an important part of the NCIS team, and for eight terrific years playing Ziva David." The statement goes on to say, "Cote and CBS share a great respect for the NCIS audience, and we look forward to working with her and the producers on appropriate closure in this chapter of Ziva's story."

Ashley and John will be discussing Cote's departure from NCIS, along with the latest news and inside scoop, on our upcoming NCISfanatic LIVE Webcast, this Tuesday, July 30th at 7pm/ET 4pm/PT. You'll find the show athttp://LIVE.NCISfanatic.com— We expect a large attendance, so please RSVP NOW to reserve your spot in the audience. You'll find the RSVP tab to the right of the viewing screen.

Fans will recall that Cote was the only cast member without a contract in place for season 11 at the close of season 10 in May. Mark Harmon had signed his most recent contract in February that allowed the show to be renewed for the coming 11th season, beginning September 2013.

Cote said in her own statement today, "I've had eight great years with NCIS and Ziva David. I have huge respect and affection for Mark, Gary, Michael, David, Rocky, Pauley, Brian, Sean, and all of the team, and CBS. I look forward to finishing Ziva's story." NCIS is due to resume production next week.

Please leave your comments to this story below and we'll review those and read them during the NCISfanatic LIVE Webcast on Tuesday July 30th 7pm/ET 4pm/PT.

America's #1 Network Will Premiere Nearly All of its New and ReturningSeries During Official Premiere Week (Sept. 23-29)

CBS, America's #1 network, will premiere nearly all of its new and returning series during official premiere week (Sept. 23-29), following the Network's Sept. 22 broadcast of THE 65TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, which will air live, 8-11 PM (ET), 5-8 PM (PT).

Tuesday, Sept. 24

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (11th season premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (5th season)

Continue for all CBS Fall 2013 Premiere Dates

"The 65th Primetime Emmy® Awards" to Air Live on Sunday, Sept. 22

The Final Season of "How I Met Your Mother" Returns with aSpecial One-Hour Episodeon Monday, Sept. 23

"Mom" and "Hostages" Premiere Monday, Sept. 23

"The Millers" and "The Crazy Ones" Premiere Thursday, Sept. 26

"We Are Men" Debuts Monday, Sept. 30

"Survivor" to Open a Week Earlier with a Special 90-MinutePremiere on Wednesday, Sept. 18

Mid-Season Drama "Intelligence" Premieres Feb. 24

CBS, America's #1 network, will premiere nearly all of its new and returning series duringofficial premiere week (Sept. 23-29), following the Network's Sept. 22 broadcast ofTHE 65TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, which will air live, 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/5:00-8:00 PM, PT.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, entering its final season, returns with a specialone-hour episode on Monday, Sept. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

CBS's new Thursday two-hour comedy block premieres Sept. 26 with the return of THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT), new comedies THE MILLERS (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and THE CRAZY ONES(9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) followed by TWO AND A HALF MEN (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

For the 11th time in the past 12 seasons, SURVIVOR will get an early start to the seasonwhen it returns with a special 90-minute premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

YOU can be seen by the *NCIS* Cast/Crew on the big screen at Carnegie Hall in New York in May! — SEND US a short (15 second) VIDEO saying why you're an NCIS Fan or why you like NCIS. — SAMPLE: [Hi I'm "name" from "location" and I LOVE NCIS because… — or, I'm an NCIS FAN because…]

NCIS Fan Sarah in Michigan

Send your video to us to be forwarded by NCISfanatic to CBS Television in New York. — Please submit video in HD 1080p or 720p if possible!(Note: If you use a camera-phone to record, PLEASE turn the phone sideways so the recording is wider than it is tall, otherwise your video can't be used in this project.)

Recently Michael Weatherly (DiNozzo on NCIS) asked CBS in NYC to get in touch with us as a source of NCIS Fan-Created Videos and Artwork for their May event for the Cast, Crew and media in Carnegie Hall (NYC). — SO, GET THE WORD OUT! — We've gotten fan music videos

but we're also asking for 15-second clips from ALL NCIS FANS saying why they LOVE NCIS.

PLEASE CUT AND PASTE OR "SHARE" THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

— EMAIL RECEIVED MAY 3, 6:42 PM FROM CBS —

Hey John-

The NCIS fan package is currently in edit, so we are no longer accepting submissions from here on out. Thank you for patience, diligence, and extreme effort!!

I'll continue to keep in touch with you as we seek out agreements and contact info from the fans. If any of them continue to contact you personally, please let them know we thank them for their submissions and for being stellar fans of NCIS.

This piece could not have happened without you, and all of us at CBS (not just the cast, though I'm sure they will be super thankful too) greatly appreciate it.

Accepting Your Videos for CBS…Tell Us Why You LOVE NCIStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c657753ef017d4300a226970c2013-04-01T07:00:00-04:002013-05-06T01:20:12-04:00NCIS VIDEO, REVIEWS & NEWS from NCISfanatic.com — Submit Your NCIS Fan Videos, Artwork, Photos to CBS TV — YOU can be seen by the *NCIS* Cast/Crew on the big screen at Carnegie Hall in New York in May! — SEND US a short (15 second) VIDEO saying why you're an NCIS Fan or why you like NCIS. — Email your submission to JOHN@NCISfanatic.com — FINAL DEADLINE: 7PM (PST), SUNDAY, APRIL 28thJOHN LOBBAN

Here's what CBS Television wants from NCIS Fans:

• NCIS Fans are invited to send NCIS ARTWORK they have created.

• NCIS Fans are invited to send PHOTOS of themselves with their NCIS Fan Items …NCIS T-Shirts, DVD Collections, NCIS Hats, BERT the Hippo, and any other NCIS Stuff you might have collected.

YOU can be seen by the *NCIS* Cast/Crew on the big screen at Carnegie Hall in New York in May! — SEND US a short (15 second) VIDEO saying why you're an NCIS Fan or why you like NCIS. — SAMPLE: [Hi I'm "name" from "location" and I LOVE NCIS because… — or, I'm an NCIS FAN because…]

NCIS Fan Sarah in Michigan

Send your video to us to be forwarded by NCISfanatic to CBS Television in New York. — Please submit video in HD 1080p or 720p if possible!(Note: If you use a camera-phone to record, PLEASE turn the phone sideways so the recording is wider than it is tall, otherwise your video can't be used in this project.)

Recently Michael Weatherly (DiNozzo on NCIS) asked CBS in NYC to get in touch with us as a source of NCIS Fan-Created Videos and Artwork for their May event for the Cast, Crew and media in Carnegie Hall (NYC). — SO, GET THE WORD OUT! — We've gotten fan music videos

but we're also asking for 15-second clips from ALL NCIS FANS saying why they LOVE NCIS.

PLEASE CUT AND PASTE OR "SHARE" THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

— EMAIL RECEIVED MAY 3, 6:42 PM FROM CBS —

Hey John-

The NCIS fan package is currently in edit, so we are no longer accepting submissions from here on out. Thank you for patience, diligence, and extreme effort!!

I'll continue to keep in touch with you as we seek out agreements and contact info from the fans. If any of them continue to contact you personally, please let them know we thank them for their submissions and for being stellar fans of NCIS.

This piece could not have happened without you, and all of us at CBS (not just the cast, though I'm sure they will be super thankful too) greatly appreciate it.

NCIS Marathons on USA Network - November 2012 Scheduletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c657753ef017ee4bd99c3970d2012-11-04T13:00:00-05:002012-11-04T13:00:00-05:00NCIS Marathons on USA Network - NOVEMBER 2012 Schedule — Best of Season 1 Marathon — The Real McGee Marathon — Best of Season 2 Marathon — Best of Season 3 Marathon — Gibbs That Keeps On Giving Marathon — Friends & Family Marathon — Best of Season 4 Marathon — Mark Harmon in John Sandford's CERTAIN PREY (MOVIE)JOHN LOBBAN

CERTAIN PREY: The SequelOn Sunday, November 6 2011, USA Network presented the world premiere of the original movie JOHN SANDFORD'S CERTAIN PREY, based on the novel by best selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. The movie was written and directed by Chris Gerolmo ("Citizen X," "Mississippi Burning"). Harmon served as executive producer along with Michael Jaffe and Howard Braunstein of Jaffe-Braunstein Films, LTD ("The Informant," "The Client List").

If you enjoyed the movie and support USA Network and Mark Harmon filming a SEQUEL to Certain Prey, based on the John Sandford series, pleaseSIGN THIS PETITION.

CERTAIN PREY: The SequelOn Sunday, November 6 2011, USA Network presented the world premiere of the original movie JOHN SANDFORD'S CERTAIN PREY, based on the novel by best selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. The movie was written and directed by Chris Gerolmo ("Citizen X," "Mississippi Burning"). Harmon served as executive producer along with Michael Jaffe and Howard Braunstein of Jaffe-Braunstein Films, LTD ("The Informant," "The Client List").

If you enjoyed the movie and support USA Network and Mark Harmon filming a SEQUEL to Certain Prey, based on the John Sandford series, pleaseSIGN THIS PETITION.